Beth Cunningham, Lacy Stokes and Kaemyn Bekemeier reflect on the 2024-25 season and look ahead to the offseason and upcoming ...

Missouri State women's basketball's 10th consecuitive postseason tournament appearance ended in the WBIT second round.

Forsyth junior TaMarkus Holmes is a standout on the Panthers football and basketball teams. He lost his home, and the family ...

Andrea Brett, whose family performed in Branson for more than 20 years, wrote a song for the new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnal.

Election Day is fast approaching. Here's why the two candidates for Springfield mayor think voters should choose them on ...

The bill targets strategic lawsuits against public participation, or “SLAPPs,” that try to intimidate a person or ...

This week's column shares tips on peach trees and advice for moving a crepe myrtle tree and dividing maiden grass — possibly with an ax.

Poet and author Charles Ghigna shares the story of a poem he wrote after waking up to his infant son's babbling over a nursery monitor.

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City Utilities is celebrating a major milestone — 80 years of serving Springfield! Since 1945, CU has been more than just a utility provider. We’ve been a part of the community, keeping the lights on, ...

Donald Trump has been busy since his inauguration, but this writer argues those accomplishments are nothing to be proud of.

When George Washington left office at the end of his second term, he left America with perhaps the most prescient lesson for the nation’s future on Sept. 19, 1796 in his famous farewell address to ...